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... the sections directly or through contracting agencies. The department and agencies shall enforce the sections in accordance with the requirements of the "Social Security Act," sections 1819 and 1919, 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3 and 1396r, that apply to nursing facilities; with regulations, guidelines, and procedures adopted by the United States secretary of health and human services for the enforcement of those sections...

...rtment of medicaid may enter into contracts with other state agencies pursuant to section 5162.35 of the Revised Code that authorize the agencies to perform all or part of the duties assigned to the department of medicaid under sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 of the Revised Code. Each contract shall specify the duties the agency is authorized to perform and the sections of the Revised Code under which the agency is...

...(A) The department of health shall conduct a survey, titled a standard survey, of every nursing facility in this state on a statewide average of not more than once every twelve months. Each nursing facility shall undergo a standard survey at least once every fifteen months as a condition of meeting certification requirements. The department may extend a standard survey; such a survey is titled an extended surve...

...(A) A department of health survey team shall conclude each survey of a nursing facility not later than one business day after the survey team ceases to need to be on site at the facility for the survey. Not later than the day that the survey team concludes the survey, the survey team shall conduct an exit interview with the administrator or other person in charge of the facility and any other facility staff mem...

...ey and a determination that one or more actions, practices, situations, or incidents at a nursing facility caused or resulted from the facility's failure to comply with one or more certification requirements. The department of health shall determine whether the actions, practices, situations, or incidents can be justified by either of the following: (1) The actions, practices, situations, or incidents resulted...

...the following: (A) Any court or in any action or proceeding that is pending in any court and are not admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding unless that action or proceeding is an appeal of an administrative action by the department of medicaid or contracting agency under this chapter or is an action by any department or agency of the state to enforce this chapter or another chapter of the Revised Code; ...

...fully describe the incidents or other facts that form the basis of the department's determination of the existence of each finding and deficiency. A failure by the survey team to completely disclose in the exit interview every finding that may result from the survey does not affect the validity of any finding or deficiency cited in the statement of deficiencies. On request of the facility, the department shall...

...ing: (1) Detailed descriptions of the actions the facility will take to correct each finding, including actions the facility will take to protect residents situated similarly to the residents affected by the causes of the findings; (2) The date by which each finding will be corrected; (3) A detailed description of an ongoing monitoring and improvement process to be used at the facility that is focused on pre...

...rrently has a consulting or other contract with the department or the facility, shall be appointed as a monitor under this section. Every monitor appointed under this section shall have the professional qualifications necessary to monitor correction of the finding or elimination of the emergency.

..., the department of medicaid or a contracting agency shall permit the nursing facility to continue participating in the medicaid program for up to six months after the exit interview, if all of the following apply: (1) The facility meets the requirements, established in regulations issued by the United States secretary of health and human services under Title XIX for certification of nursing facilities that h...

...ing, the department of medicaid or contracting agency shall, subject to sections 5165.79 to 5165.83 of the Revised Code, impose a remedy for the deficiency or cluster of deficiencies. The department or agency may act under either division (A)(1) or (2) of this section: (1) The department or agency may impose one or more of the following remedies: (a) Issue an order terminating the nursing facility's particip...

..., the department of medicaid or a contracting agency may, subject to sections 5165.82 and 5165.83 of the Revised Code, impose one or more of the following remedies: (A) Do either of the following: (1) Issue an order denying medicaid payments to the facility for all medicaid eligible residents admitted after the effective date of the order; (2) Impose a fine. (B) Issue an order denying medicaid payments to t...

..., the department of medicaid or a contracting agency may, subject to sections 5165.82 and 5165.83 of the Revised Code, impose one or more of the following remedies: (1) Do either of the following: (a) Issue an order denying medicaid payments to the facility for all medicaid eligible residents admitted after the effective date of the order; (b) Impose a fine. (2) Issue an order denying medicaid payments to th...

..., extent, and availability of facility records; (l) The facility's financial condition, exclusive of any moneys donated to a facility that is an organization described in subsection 501(c)(3) and is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1; (m) Any adverse effect that the action or fine would have on the health and safety of facility residents; ...

...e the department of medicaid or a contracting agency, under section 5165.71, 5165.72, or 5165.77 of the Revised Code, issues an order terminating a nursing facility's participation in the medicaid program, the department or agency may also impose a fine, in accordance with sections 5165.72 to 5165.74 and 5165.83 of the Revised Code, to be collected in the event the termination order does not take effect. The de...

...y, the department of medicaid or a contracting agency shall impose one or more of the remedies described in division (A)(1) of this section and, in addition, may take one or both of the actions described in division (A)(2) of this section. (1) The department or agency shall impose one or more of the following remedies: (a) Appoint, subject to the continuing consent of the provider, a temporary manager of the ...

...rvices pursuant to the "Social Security Act," section 1919(f)(10), 42 U.S.C. 1396r(f)(10). (2) "Standard health surveys" mean the comprehensive on-site inspections conducted by the department of health on behalf of the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services every six months to evaluate the safety and quality of care provided by a nursing facility as required under the special focus facility progr...

...anager in the nursing facility to take actions the department determines are appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the residents. (B) A temporary resident safety assurance manager appointed under this section is vested with the authority necessary to take actions the department of medicaid determines are appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the residents. (C) A temporary...

...ment. (2) If the department of health, acting as a contracting agency, is terminating the facility's participation, it shall issue an order terminating certification of the facility's compliance with certification requirements. When the department of health terminates certification, the department of medicaid shall terminate the facility's provider agreement. The department of medicaid is not required to provi...

...de, the department of medicaid or contracting agency shall arrange for the safe and orderly transfer of all residents, including residents who are not medicaid eligible residents, to other appropriate care settings. Whenever a nursing facility's participation in the medicaid program is terminated under sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 of the Revised Code, the department or agency shall arrange for the safe and orde...

...by the department of medicaid or a contracting agency under sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 of the Revised Code shall meet all of the following qualifications: (1) Be licensed as a nursing home administrator under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code; (2) Have demonstrated competence as a nursing home administrator; (3) Have had no disciplinary action taken against the temporary manager by any licensing board or pr...

...nnouncement stating: "By order of the (Ohio Department of Medicaid or name of contracting agency), effective on and after (effective date of order), (name of facility) is no longer authorized to admit Medicaid eligible residents." Immediately following termination of any such order, the department or agency shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility is located an an...

...If the department of medicaid or a contracting agency imposes a fine on a nursing facility under section 5165.72, 5165.73, or 5165.74 of the Revised Code, it may impose one or more of the following: (1) One hundred sixty per cent of the amount calculated under division (C) of this section for any deficiency or cluster of deficiencies that constitutes a severity level four and scope level four finding; (2) One...

...ity receives the order or the date the public notice required under division (F) of section 5165.82 of the Revised Code is published. The order is subject to appeal under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; however the order may take effect prior to or during the pendency of any hearing under that chapter. In that case, the department or agency shall provide the facility an opportunity for a hearing in accordanc...

...s the department of medicaid or a contracting agency, at any time during the six-month period following the exit interview of a survey that was the basis for citing a deficiency or deficiencies, that the deficiency or deficiencies have been substantially corrected in accordance with the plan of correction submitted and approved under section 5165.69 of the Revised Code, the department of health shall conduct a...